Gita Gopinath to Step Down as IMF's First Deputy Managing Director

Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will step down in August 2025 to return to academia at Harvard University. Gopinath, the first woman to serve as the IMF's Chief Economist, was promoted to the Fund's number two position in 2022. Her tenure was marked by her leadership during major global economic crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic. She will rejoin Harvard as the inaugural Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics.